Dominican Party

The Dominican Party (PD) was a conservative political party in the Dominican Republic that was active from 1931 to 1962. The party was founded by Rafael Trujillo, the dictator who ruled the country from 1930 to 1961, and the Dominican Party was the only legal party in the country during Trujillo's dictatorship. All adult citizens of the country were required to be PD members, and they needed to carry a personal ID, a compulsory military service card, and a PD membership card ("La Palmita"). The party had no real ideology apart from support for Trujillo, and it lingered for almost a year after his death. It wound up in January 1962, as there was no longer a place for it in open society.